The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-02
Visitors at the Prison Last Week.

Visitors at the Prison Last Week.
Among the visitors at the prison the past week
were the following: w. ]. MITCHELL Mr.. and Mrs.
A. M. Estes Rev. e. G. Hitler, Alese Vachon,
Kate F. Dollard. Mrs. o. F. Warnes, Mortimer
Hopkins. A. Brey. Frank Peterson, William ].
julius. Minneapolis; c. A. Daigh, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
S. Mackey, A. r. Bushnell and wife, Mrs. Handles.
X. p Cullen. C. T. Sowden. st. Paul; James
Smith and wife. Mrs. e. J. Covell. Emil P. Christ
Mrs. II. J. WEIGH, Edith Sutton, Nellie NJ. Krapfel,
Mamie Burke, Marguerite Burke. city; w. M. Cas-
tie. Il. ]. Henderson, Joliet, ILL.,; Il. B. Downs. Eau
Claire; S. w. Wiler, Oshkosh; Minnie e. Moore.
Aurora, Ill. Frank B. Reigart, Rochester, Mimi;
Miss Mary Fitzgerald, Midtown; Mary Schrieber,
Dubuque; NJ. Russell, Lake Crystal; Mrs. w. H.
Ktchell, Hastn gs: Cyrus l.. jackson, E. b. Chat
fee White Bear Nick BrevOr. Lake Benton; Miss
Addie Keepen. Mrs. Lizzie Brod;e. La Cross; Miss
Ida Martin, Black River Falls, Wis: John Flynn.
VIM. r.. Mayer. James Brotherton N. p. functions;
]. p. DOwner Sioux Falls ID. r.; e. A. Fleckinger,
Beloit, Wis: Geo. McGennss Grand Forks d. r..
A. NJ. Ozmun ST. Paul; H. B. Farmer. city.
TribulatiOns OfssEhe Basket',--Its Ten
der Conscience Bleeding.
Editor Mirror:
The Basket wants to beg the pardon of the nu-
merous cranks in the prison for its seeming dis
regard of the truth. The Basket bushes to say
that it has been lying at the rate Of twenty-five
lies per night. This has not been done for fun,
but for the personal comfort of The Basket to
prevent these cranks from getting in the dungeon,
to save the state useless expense and to give them
something to look forward to. The new cloth for
our dude suits will be here before Xmas, unless
there should be a heavy fall of snow and cause a
snow blockade. Eeah night for about five long
consecutive weeks The Basket has told you that
the cloth would be here 'this time next week.
and that every man would have overcOat, dog
skin gloves and buffalo overshoes with the
stripes running lengthwise) made of this cloth.
This was said to keep you from flying off the
handle, colliding with The Basket and getting
yourself in the 'hole." For the first and second
night a becoming blush suffused the rounded
cheek of The Basket, for it thought that this an
might deceive these cranks. felt badly about
it. for The Basket had rather have 500 every day
than deceive any one. The Basket repeated thus
answer SO often that it began, after the third
night, to believe what it was saying At any rate
it was not such u whOpper as at first, for each
night brought it one day nearer the truth Some
few want to know whether or not there VII be
any nip pockets in the vests. asked about this,
and was told that there were no hip pockets on
the requisitiOn. l also informed that the
stripes would not fade and that the brownisf-red
| appearance of the new suits wOuld make us look
| like Freddy Ward. The clothes will be made by
our nob5y tailor and will fit so that you can't
distinguish Jim Jacobs from the editor of THE
MIRROR. The sameness will remind one of the
questions asked The Basket every night.
WINE / am WfClnS l. u ike 10 impress upon lue
minds of the gay lotharios OF this place. that The
Basket is a carry-all 1t isn't loaded with
boards for brackets, hinges, tables, pals brooms.
mustard, salt, writing paper and tobacco. The
| best way for you to do is have The Basket put
you down. for every thing you want and ii you
don't get It, why just imagine that it is not in
stock. This would save you quite good deal of
worry and The Basket immense amount of
| fearful trembling. Seven nights in each week
The Basket. after making its rounds. heaves
| sigh of intense relief and mutterS to itself,
| Another round made and not licked yet.
About three times week some fiends in human
shape make dire threats of reporting The Basket.
| The Basket then sits down its boudoir,
| folds its nlad table and writes its resignation,
| giving his reasons for doing that it can't
satisfy the people, and that there is opening
for it out west and it intends to take advantage
of the openings but upon making minute in
vestigatOn the opening is found barred and the
resignation is pigeon holed in the waste basket
| Ga cast iron ash bOx.)
When l started this, Mr. Editor, Intended
| to beg everybody's pardon. but upon mature
elaboration don't think shall. Security in my
case is as good as honesty and at present l have
no fear that anyone will disturb my solitude
| ("Happy Al' above me is asleep,) and l scarcely
think I'll drop in on any one. SO long.
Oct. 49, 1887. BASKET.